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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: One Test Could Save Your Life
Every October major breast cancer charities across the globe participate in an international health campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and educate women about the importance of annual mammograms. At Pomona Valley Health Centers (PVHC), we’re doing ...
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World Alzheimer’s Day: How to Reduce Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory, thinking, and other important mental functions. As the disease progresses, it affects a person’s ability to carry out simple tasks like getting dressed or making a cu...
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Your Pregnancy Step by Step
Pregnancy is a unique time in a woman’s life. There are a lot of physiological changes that take place to support a growing embryo or fetus. Pregnant women (and their placentas) produce different hormones that cause a broad range of changes like persistent nausea,...
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World Breastfeeding Week: Four Common Breastfeeding Problems You Can Overcome
Are you struggling with engorged breasts, painful latching, low milk supply, or cracked or sore nipples? While breastfeeding can be a wonderful way to bond with your new baby, it can also be extremely difficult. Take heart, mama, we have solutions to four of the mos...
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National Immunization Awareness Month: Vaccine Basics
Thanks to a vaccine, one of the most terrible diseases in history—smallpox—no longer exists outside the laboratory. Over the years vaccines have prevented countless cases of disease and saved millions of lives. August is National Immunization Awareness Month....
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Six Things to Consider When Choosing an OB for Your Pregnancy
No matter your age or stage in life, it’s important to have a caring, compassionate doctor who understands your unique needs by your side. A woman’s needs are very specific, and change dramatically throughout her lifetime. And when you’re a newly expecting mot...
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Measles Continues to Spread: Who Is at Risk?
Did you know the bacteria in your coughs and sneezes can stay alive in the air for up to 45 minutes? Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through airborne respiratory droplets expelled by a cough or sneeze. That puts a lot of people at risk (of...
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5 Tips on Staying Healthy for Men’s Health Month
Sixty percent of men do not go to the doctor for annual check ups. That statistic is staggering, especially when you consider regular checkups can detect early stages of a number of diseases that affect men—including prostate cancer, the second leading cause of can...
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Common Injuries: Should You Go to an Urgent Care or Hospital?
If you need immediate medical attention, you might only consider going to the emergency room. However, there is another, less expensive way to receive prompt, high-quality treatment for non-life-threatening conditions. Emergency room services can be very expensive, cost...
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National Infertility Awareness Week: How Common Is Infertility in Women?
Getting pregnant is actually a lot harder than you might think. If you or a loved one has ever struggled with infertility, you are not alone. According to RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, 1 in 8 couples have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining pregn...
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5 Healthy Tips to Teach Your Kids
It’s true, healthy parents have healthy kids. In fact, you are the most important influence on your child, especially when they’re young. One of the best things you can do to help your child’s health and wellness is to set a good example. When you eat a health...
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How Long Does a CT Scan Take?
A computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan is a medical procedure that allows doctors to see inside your body. They are commonly used to diagnose a variety of disorders within the brain, spine, extremities and vascular system. CT scanning is also used to perform needle ...
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How Long Do Cold Symptoms Last?
‘Tis the season of the nagging cold. If you have the symptoms, you know them well: The scratchy throat and cough. The sniffles. Mild body aches and a low-grade fever. Despite trying every remedy your grandmother recommended, your symptoms seem to be hanging around...
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American Heart Month: How Sleep Affects Your Heart
Hello, February. Hello, American Heart Month! This is the time when communities, health professionals and families collaborate to help friends and family members make healthier choices. You can be a part of American Heart Month, too. Learn about strategies for preve...
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Where Do I Get an X-Ray?
If you’re asking about an X-ray, chances are you’ve had an accident, a fall or a sports injury. None of these are fun or easy to deal with, but all can benefit from an X-ray exam. Whether you schedule an appointment with our sports medicine specialists, or wa...
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Urgent Care Near Me: What to Look for In an Urgent Care
We’ve all been there: You’re going for your personal best during a workout, trying to chop veggies like a pro or step awkwardly off the curb, and ouch! From pops and pulls to tweaks and twinges to cuts, burns and bites, it’s good to have a reliable urgent care...
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What Is Occupational Medicine?
When you go to work each day, who’s watching out for you? Who’s focusing on your health, making sure you can safely perform your tasks? Is anyone monitoring the physical, chemical, biological and social factors of your workplace, and the impacts environmental exposu...
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8 Ways Lack of Sleep Affects Your Health
We’ve all been there: Tossing and turning, worried about missing an early-morning flight, or thinking about tomorrow’s big meeting. Lack of sleep is prevalent in the U.S. In fact, a recent study by the Center for Disease Control found that more than 2/3 of Am...
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What are the Benefits of Having a Family Doctor?
Continuity of care means the repeated contact between a person and their doctor. Studies suggest that continuity of care is linked to lower death rates, higher patient satisfaction and improved patient trust. Trust is a key element in the doctor-patient relationship...
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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 5 Ways Breast Cancer is Detected
Approximately one in eight (12%) of U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States. The good news is; most women can survive breast cancer i...
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10 Safety Tips for School Sports
School sports are a terrific way to teach important life skills like leadership and teamwork, encourage confidence and build endurance. Signing up for a sports activity is exciting for both the students and parents, however, it’s important to consider the intensit...
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Is There Any Treatment for Shingles?
f you or someone you love has had shingles, you know all about the painful rash it causes. Shingles is the same virus that causes chickenpox. When those itchy red spots of chickenpox disappear, the virus lies in a dormant state in our nerve cells, ready to strike ag...
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What are Common Radiology Services?
When you or a family member breaks a bone, or is suspected of having an illness, tumor or another condition, a radiology exam may be ordered. Radiology, through different types of procedures and techniques, uses imaging technology to see inside your body. A diagn...
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Can Allergies Be Healed Completely?
Pollen, dust, pet dander, cleaning products, food, drinks and more. Allergies can affect nearly every aspect of life, and if severe enough, change it completely. How prevalent are allergies? More than 50 million people in the United States have an allergy of some ki...
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Are You Given a Drug Test as Part of a DOT Physical?
If you drive a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), you will have to undergo a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical exam. The DOT physical assesses whether a driver is healthy enough to operate a CMV. For example, if you have health issues like sleep apnea, diabet...
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What Are the Top Issues for Women’s Health?
From family planning considerations to specific conditions and diseases, women face a different set of health challenges than men. For some, there are options to reduce your risk. For others, you may be able to lessen its symptoms. The top issues for women’s heal...
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What Are the Best Ways to Treat Sleep Disorders?
You sometimes have problems sleeping due to stress, a hectic schedule or other outside influences. No big deal, right? Probably not, but if these issues start to interfere with your daily life, they can indicate a sleep disorder. Some of the symptoms of a sleep dis...
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What Is the Best Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the joints. But in some people, RA also damages the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels. In fact, about 40 percent of people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis also experience signs a...
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What Are the Best Ways to Treat Seasonal Allergies?
There’s no greater feeling of taking a deep breath of fresh air on a beautiful day. Until your seasonal allergies (also known as hay fever and allergic rhinitis) kick in. The runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion and sinus pressure can come between you ...
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What Are Common Sports Injuries?
In athletics, victory can come with a price—often in the form of a sports injury. As a result, you need to know what the common sports injuries are to stay one step ahead. While sports injuries aren’t 100 percent preventable, a little knowledge goes a long way t...